Daily Archive : Thursday July 11, 2013
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News
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Dance studio to open in Elgin business complex
Ivangel Dance Studio will move from East Dundee to a business complex on Dundee Avenue in Elgin sometime next month. Owners said they were looking for a "proper facility" for their studio. The Elgin City Council approved the business's petition this week.
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Cary residents have their say about flooding
Tears from Cary residents and stories of how the flooding from late June ruined their lives, dominated a specially called village board meeting Thursday night. There was Marisol Adamo, a single mother who moved to Cary in October, not knowing about the flooding issues. After nearly six inches of rain fell in less than three hours, Adamo had more than four feet of water in her house and sustained...
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Island Lake to pay $20,000 to settle lawsuits
A politically connected Island Lake resident will be paid $20,000 in exchange for dropping a lawsuit against the village, trustees agreed Thursday night.
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Asiana passengers called 911 begging for help
Stunned and bleeding after a Boeing 777 crash-landed at the San Francisco airport, hundreds of passengers staggered across the debris-strewn tarmac, some trying to help the critically injured, others desperately calling 911 and begging for more ambulances as dire minutes ticked away.
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Wild West Wauconda-style kicks off rodeo weekend
The Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce’s 50th annual IPRA Championship Rodeo weekend got off to a rousing start Thursday evening with a Wild West-style "shootout" on Main Street in the village’s downtown. The shootout kicks off a weekend of live music, family activities and professional rodeo performances at Golden Oaks Equestrian Center, Case Road and Route 12.
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New mobile website available in emergencies
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says it has activated a new mobile version of its Ready Illinois website. The site — m.ready.illinois.gov — has information about disasters, hazards and emergency preparedness and recovery.
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1963 Loyola championship team goes to White House
Loyola University’s 1963 national championship basketball team is in Washington to meet with President Barack Obama. The White House said Obama was to meet with the team in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chicago team’s win, as well as the role the played breaking racial barriers.
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State Supreme Court court: Parents must be notified of teens’ abortions
Illinois joins 38 other states w/parental notification #abortion law
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Workers overcome by fumes in Long Grove
Two workers were rescued from a manhole containing dangerous gases Thursday afternoon at old Route 53 and Old McHenry Road in Long Grove.
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New details emerge in Metra controversy
Metra officials were forced to air more of their dirty laundry Thursday in six hours of testimony that included accusations of “hush money,” charges of political interference from Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and even a call to oust the majority of the beleaguered board.
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Judge: U-46 did not slight minorities in boundary changes
Eight years after a group of Elgin Area School District U-46 families sued the district for racial bias, Judge Robert Gettleman has found mostly in favor of the district. Gettleman said the district did not discriminate against minority students when it redrew school boundaries in 2004. “We’re really gratified that the judge found in our favor on the majority of the issues in the case...
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W. Dundee honored for insurance claims procedures
Due to its record on insurance claims and loss prevention procedures, West Dundee has received recognition and a cash award from the consortium that ensures it and 69 other governmental agencies.
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Jury in Zimmerman trial may consider lesser charge
In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain’s second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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DA: Dead suspect tied to ‘64 Boston Strangler case
The man who once claimed to be the Boston Strangler has been linked to one of the 11 victims by DNA evidence for the first time, leading to the planned exhumation of his remains and perhaps putting to rest some speculation that he wasn’t the notorious killer.
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Inventor of iconic party game Twister dies
Charles “Chuck” Foley, the father of nine who invented "Twister," the game that became a naughty sensation in living rooms across America in the 1960s and 1970s because of the way it put men and women in compromising positions, has died. He was 82.
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Chicago men charged in Elgin armed robbery
A Cook County judge set bail at $500,000 each for two Chicago men charged with the armed robbery of an Elgin electronics store. Ronaldo Crawford, 33, and Antoine Adams, 38, also face similar charges related to a case in Des Plaines.
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Cash found in garden given to neighbor’s daughter
A McHenry County judge awarded most of the $150,000 found by a Johnsburg man to the daughter of the neighbor who claimed the money.
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Former Dixon comptroller’s lawyer appeals sentence
An attorney for a former Dixon comptroller who was convicted of stealing nearly $54 million from the city is appealing her nearly 20-year federal prison sentence. Among Paul Gaziano’s arguments in a Wednesday filing is that the residents of Dixon shouldn’t consider themselves victims.
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University of Wisconsin regents approve tuition freeze
Tuition will be frozen for all students attending the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years, while fees and room and board costs will go up, under action taken Thursday by the Board of Regents. The average cost for an undergraduate at UW-Madison starting in the fall of 2013 will be $9,273 in tuition, $1,130 in fees and $8,287 for room and board.
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Northwest suburban police blotter
A 19-year-old Mount Prospect youth was arrested around 6:10 a.m. July 3 in Mount Prospect and charged with zero tolerance-driving under the influence of alcohol. Reports said an officer found him passed out in his car, which was running and in drive, but Mueller had his foot on the brake.
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Roselle cops checking on handicapped parking complaints
A Hoffman Estates man says he regularly has problems picking up his wife, who uses a walker, from the Metra station in Roselle because of other motorists using or blocking the handicapped spaces. Roselle police are looking to address the situation.
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Streetscape design talk ruffles feathers on Batavia council
Tension rose again at a Batavia City Council meeting this week between newer aldermen and some of the veterans, this time over a proposal to redesign the Houston Street part of the streetscape project.
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Fox Valley police reports
Tito J. Aguilar, of the 1100 block of Birch Street, Elgin, was arrested at 9 p.m. Tuesday and charged with possession of cocaine and suspected delivery of a controlled substance, according to a police report.
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Tri-Cities police reports
Between 12:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, someone stole an Alpine stereo amplifier out of the trunk of a vehicle in the 800 block of Foxmeadow Drive, Geneva police said.
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Rickshaw at Arlington Hts. train station belongs to Hi Guy
Frequent visitors to the Arlington Heights downtown Metra station may have noticed a strange bike locked on one of the racks every night.
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Study: Distant quakes can affect oil, gas fields
The powerful earthquake that rocked Japan in 2011 set off tremors around a West Texas oil field, according to new research that suggests oil and gas drilling operations may make fault zones sensitive to shock waves from distant big quakes.
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Westmont man charged with firing on crowd
A Westmont man has been charged with firing his gun from his car at a group of people last week, authorities said Thursday. Francisco Marquez, 20, of the 4100 block of North Park Street, was arrested Wednesday night in Melrose Park, following an incident July 5 in Westmont.
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Arlington Hts. police release photos of robber
Arlington Heights police have released photos from a parking lot camera in an effort to identify a man who attempted to rob an elderly woman in a grocery store parking lot last week.
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Students create public art for Lake Zurich’s Paulus Park
Lake Zurich High School art students have left a mark on the village that’ll be showcased at a reception Sunday afternoon. More than 20 students in the school’s Advanced Placement studio art class created a mural that’s been installed on an exterior wall of the Barn at Paulus Park. The mural is made up of 29 panels stretching 40 feet along the barn wall.
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Beverage tickets on tap for Last Fling in Naperville
Anyone who wants to celebrate the last hurrah of summer with a beer at the Naperville Jaycees’ Last Fling over Labor Day weekend will have to buy a handful of beverage tickets worth $1 each, organizers said Thursday.
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Gurnee police traffic campaign results
Gurnee police have announced results from a special enforcement campaign over the Fourth of July holiday. Officers logged 58 extra hours during the campaign, issuing 47 safety restraint citations and making four drug- and alcohol-related arrests.
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Wauconda officials considering online access for water bills
Wauconda's water bills were a big issue during the mayoral and trustee campaigns earlier this year. Two months into new Mayor Frank Bart's term, officials are investigating how to provide online account access and electronic billing for customers.
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Rosemont offers homeowners property tax grants
Rosemont will again offer homeowners property tax grants up to $3,692 in 2013. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30. Last year, homeowners received more than $1 million through the program, and over the past 19 years, they have received about $13 million.
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“Little Mermaid” in Round Lake Beach
"Ariel’s Little Mermaid Under the Sea Story Time” is the latest in a series of performances for children ages 3 to 12 at Round Lake Beach’s cultural and civic center. The performance will be at 10:30 a.m. July 16 at the civic center, 2007 N. Civic Center Way.
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Iconic Inverness silos in need of repairs
The century-old silos that frame Inverness village hall stand as the village’s quintessential image. They’re also slowly deteriorating, and officials are starting to investigate how to best prevent the four structures at Baldwin and Roselle roads from falling into disrepair. “There’s recognition by the board of the imagery associated with the silos, and that’s not lost on anyone,” village...
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Batavia ban on assault weapons doesn’t look likely
Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke said he is unsure if the city will do anything regarding concealed-carry of certain types of weapons.
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Hanover Township, Crespo to hold manufacturing job fair
Hanover Township and state Rep. Fred Crespo are co-sponsoring a manufacturing job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Hanover Township Senior Center, 240 S. Route 59, Bartlett.
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’Dead’ candidate elected in south Mexico village
Lenin Carballido narrowly won Sunday’s election for mayor of San Agustin Amatengo, near the colonial city of Oaxaca. But then a death certificate surfaced, indicating that Carballido had died in 2010 of a diabetic coma.
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Former Elk Grove High quarterback to coach in Brazilian league
Elk Grove High School graduate Tom Kudyba, 28, a former quarterback for the school's football team, has been selected as head coach for a professional football team in Brazil. He's part of an effort to popularize American football in the country. “I’ve always dreamed of being a head football coach,” Kudyba said, adding that it didn’t matter that the job isn’t stateside.
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Black caucus members focus on Chicago gun violence
Provoked by continued gun deaths and shootings in Chicago, several members of the Congressional Black Caucus said Thursday they would gather in the city for an “emergency” summit on urban violence. Illinois Democrat Bobby Rush said in a news conference at the Capitol that the intent is to bring together national and local minds to address the causes of shootings that have become a focus of the...
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Arrest made in Oak Brook break-ins
A 46-year-old Chicago man is facing a burglary charge in connection with several commercial break-ins along 22nd Street in Oak Brook. Police said Carey is accused of entering office suites and removing cellphones, iPads, laptops, wallets and purses. They didn’t say when or exactly where the burglaries happened.
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Woodlands Academy hosts open house
Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest will be hosting an open house at 7 p.m. July 18 to discuss uses for the 23 acres donated to the boarding school from nearby Barat Woods. Community members are invited to the open house to listen to Woodlands Academy’s plans for campus expansion, including landscaping and outdoor gathering spaces along with the preservation of the current forest’s environment.
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Wauconda seeks nominees for Mayor’s Community Service Awards
Wauconda officials are seeking nominations for the 2013 Mayor’s Community Service Awards. The awards recognize individuals, organizations and businesses that have made significant, positive impacts on the Wauconda community and take pride in public service.
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Parke: Illinois ‘caught up’ on abortion law
The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a law requiring doctors to tell teenagers’ parents if they want an abortion enacts legislation championed by former state Rep. Terry Parke of Hoffman Estates back in 1995.
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Summer fun at Cantigny
Correct dates for several summer events at Cantigny Park in Wheaton.
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Kane sheriff urges patience, privacy in fatal shooting probe
Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez urges patience and rebuffs "arm-chair quarterbacking" during the investigation of a Monday incident in which a sergeant shot and killed a Batavia Township man who authorities said was perched on his roof with a rifle. Perez also expressed his condolences to the family of Luke Bulzak, 52, and said the investigation is going to be comprehensive.
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Republicans drop food stamps from farm bill
House Republican leaders bruised by the defeat of a massive farm bill last month are working to quickly revive the measure with a vote on a pared-down version that avoids an immediate showdown on food stamp cuts.
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Note found amid NY Sandy debris helps grieving mom
Fery was about 10 years old when she and a playmate placed a note inside a ginger ale bottle and threw it in the Great South Bay off Long Island. Sidonie was tragically killed in Switzerland in 2010. But two years later, as workers were cleaning up a Long Island, beach after Superstorm Sandy, they discovered the note Sidonie had sent. Although it only traveled a mile or two from where it was...
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Rolling Meadows council rejects prevailing wage ordinance
The prevailing wage ordinance is one of those things that every spring sails through most local governing bodies with a whimper at most. But not in Rolling Meadows, where officials have refused to pass the measure for more than a decade.
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US begins flying deportees to Mexico City
U.S. immigration authorities have begun flying deportees deep into Mexico in an effort to discourage them from trying to return. The flights are not voluntary, unlike a previous program to deport Mexicans arrested by the Border Patrol during Arizona’s deadly summer heat.
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Mich. woman again sentenced to life in dad’s death
A former honors student who was convicted of plotting to have her father stabbed to death when she was 17 years old was sentenced Thursday to life in a Michigan prison without parole — the same punishment she first received in 2011. “Justice demands that you serve not one day less,” Judge Daniel Kelly said.The evidence showed that Tia Skinner orchestrated the attack because she was upset at her...
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Did 9/11 mastermind design vacuum cleaner in prison?
Confined to the basement of a CIA secret prison in Romania about a decade ago, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the admitted mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, asked his jailers whether he could embark on an unusual project: Would the spy agency allow Mohammed, who had earned his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, to design a vacuum cleaner? The agency officer in charge of the prison called CIA...
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Nominations open for Arlington Heights Cultural Arts Award
9.71- page 2The Village of Arlington Heights Arts Commission is calling for nominations for its third annual Arlington Heights Cultural Arts Award. The award will celebrate achievements in arts produced by artists, writers and performers in the Arlington Heights community.
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Youth homicide rate hits lowest mark in 30 years
Health officials say the homicide rate for older children and young adults has hit its lowest point in at least three decades. The government report released Thursday echoes earlier findings about a national decline in murders and other crimes in the last two decades. Youths account for about a third of homicide victims.
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Hanover Park mayor opposes assault weapons ban
When the Hanover Park village board meets next Thursday, the agenda will include a proposal to ban assault weapons. But Mayor Rodney Craig plans to ask that it be withdrawn. “It’s an issue that doesn’t really belong at the municipal level,” he said. “It’s not our battle."
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Saudi princess charged with US human trafficking
Meshael Alayban, who prosecutors said is one of the wives of Saudi Prince Abdulrahman bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz al Saud, was charged Wednesday with human trafficking. The victim said she was offered a job, but she said she was forced to work excessive hours, was paid less than promised and was not allowed to leave. “This is not a contract dispute,” District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said. “This is...
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Fla. cities on guard for any post-Zimmerman unrest
Police and city leaders in Florida say they have taken precautionary steps for the possibility of mass protests or even civil unrest if George Zimmerman is acquitted in the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, particularly in African-American neighborhoods where passions run strongest over the case.
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Batavia’s Riverwalk comes alive for Windmill City Festival
Roger Breisch remembers how his daughter Kathryn would spend the entire afternoon at the carnival when she would celebrate her birthday at the Windmill City Festival. “They’d get those unlimited ride wristbands and they’d ride and ride and ride,” said the 23-year resident of Batavia. The long-running festival has become a tradition of the community. It will run July 12-14...
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GOP rejects comprehensive approach on immigration
House Republicans are embracing a step-by-step approach to immigration, in contrast to the sweeping plan passed by the Senate and backed by the White House. But they’re offering neither specifics nor a timetable — nor any mention of possible citizenship for an estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country unlawfully.
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Egypt’s Brotherhood vows to keep defying coup
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood vowed Thursday to continue its “peaceful” resistance in defiance of the military’s ouster of the country’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. A Brotherhood statement also distanced the group from an assassination attempt Wednesday against a senior army commander in the Sinai Peninsula.
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Kane County may enter dirt business at Settlers Hill
It will be two to three years before Kane County residents see any redevelopment at the former Settlers Hill landfill. Turns out the first project, a cross country track, needs 500,000 yards of dirt to pull it off. That's an expensive proposition, but there are some ideas about how the county can both get the dirt and make a profit from it.
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Quebec crash missing presumed dead, making toll 50
Everyone missing in the fiery crash of a runaway oil train in Quebec is presumed dead, police told grieving families, bringing the death toll to 50 in Canada’s worst railway catastrophe in almost 150 years. Meanwhile, attention focused on the CEO of the railway’s Rosemont-based parent company, who faced jeers from local residents and blamed the train’s engineer for improperly setting its brakes...
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Batavia, ComEd inspect thousands of utility poles for rot
It may seem a little strange, but don’t be alarmed if you see people hitting wooden utility poles with a hammer this month and next. It’s happening in Batavia; the people with the hammers have been hired to test the soundness of 2,600 wooden poles that carry electrical, telephone and cable wires. “These things come from trees, you know, so anything that makes a tree rotten will...
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Aurora embraces Fox River in its revitalization efforts
As downtown revitalization efforts in Aurora increasingly focus on the Fox River, the city of lights may be gaining a new identity. “Aurora is a river town. We can’t turn our backs on who we are, and the river is part of who we are,” said Jeff Noblitt, president of Aurora Downtown and spokesman for Waubonsee Community College. “The river is what makes us distinctive.”
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Grammy-winning drummer returns for encore at Jazz in Glen Ellyn
Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz drummer Paul Wertico had so much fun headlining last year’s Jazz in Glen Ellyn that he simply had to come back. “He has such a great following, a lot of people came down to hear him (last year),” said Georgia Koch, co-director of the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce. “He enjoyed it so much he said, ‘Why don’t I come back and open for you guys?’” He opens the show at...
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Rabbits rule since crows vanished from neighborhood
When I pull into my garage, I know they'll be be waiting in my backyard. At least one, maybe a half dozen. Fearless, brazen rabbits treat my yard as their own personal salad bar. That's when I wish I had my crows back. In the local battle of fur vs. feathers, I always rooted for the crows. Even with a wingspan of 3 feet and a body that weighs a pound and stands a foot high, it isn't that easy for...
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Fallen trees return to Reed-Keppler Park for West Chicago Railroad Days
Before Railroad Days could open last year, West Chicago's Reed-Keppler Park needed a cleanup after a fast-moving summer storm felled and damaged dozens of the parks oak trees. Thanks to Ron Meyers, Jeff Perkis and some IIT students, the trees are returning to the park July 11 to 14 for this year's fest -- but now the trees have a new life as hand-crafted furniture.
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Dawn Patrol: Firefighter honored; Itasca man wins baking competition
Firefighter who died in Arizona returns to suburbs. Stevenson High: Letter offering extra credit for cash was fake. Itasca dad wins CBS baking competition. North Aurora police: Man beat relative, fired shotgun into ceiling. World War II vet from Mt. Prospect remembered for his humor. DuPage secures state money for roads. Cubs’ four-game winning streak snapped. Sox give up 8 in loss to Detroit.
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Behold, the lowly utility pole
We take them for granted. What is a utility pole made of? How long do they last? What do they cost?
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Naperville Riverwalk group wants to make path longer
It’s often called the “crown jewel” of Naperville. It lines the west branch of the DuPage River with brick paths, fountains, sculptures and meeting places. It’s nearly two miles and it could soon get longer. It’s the Naperville Riverwalk, and officials on Wednesday said they are ready to ask the park board and the city council for the go-ahead to extend the riverside...
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Elgin City Council honors new U.S. citizens
Jose Arroyo of Streamwood has been a U.S. citizen for just two months, but he already has his new American passport. “I have always been the kind of person who likes to have all his papers in order,” he said. Arroyo was among about 45 new U.S. citizens — including natives of India, Iraq, France, Laos, and Peru — who were honored Wednesday night at the Elgin City Council...
Sports
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Baker will make first rehab start Sunday in Kane County
Pitcher Scott Baker threw from the Wrigley Field bullpen mound Thursday as he prepares for Sunday's rehab start for the Kane County Cougars. Baker is on the mend from Tommy John surgery, perforrmed in April 2012 while he was with the Twins.
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Jackson's turnaround key to Cubs win
After a brutal start to his first season with the Cubs, Edwin Jackson has begun to turn things around. He earned his third straight victory Thursday night as the Cubs took the series opener from the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 at Wrigley Field. “Like I told you guys earlier in the season when I was struggling, it's a crazy game,” he said. “You just have to keep throwing. You just have to have confidence that things will change, and the ball will roll your way.
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Landmarks commission OKs Wrigley changes
The proposed modernization of historic Wrigley Field overcame an important hurdle Thursday when the Cubs and the city reached an agreement allowing the team to build a first-ever electronic Jumbotron and another sign above the ivy-covered outfield walls. The city's landmarks commission unanimously voted to approve the deal.
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Jackson, Rizzo lead Cubs over Cardinals, 3-0
Edwin Jackson earned his third straight win, combining with four relievers on a four-hitter, and Anthony Rizzo drove in all the runs to lead the Cubs to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. St. Louis had the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning after Kevin Gregg dropped a throw covering first on Allen Craig's grounder, and David Freese walked.
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Scottie Pippen sued for $4M over Malibu fight
Former Bulls star Scottie Pippen is being sued over a fight with an autograph-seeker at an upscale Southern California restaurant. Attorneys filed the $4 million lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. They say Camran Shafighi asked Pippen for an autograph for his girlfriend's son and instead got a “brutal and unjustified” attack.
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Cougars dumped by Silver Hawks
For the second straight night, the Kane County Cougars scored first only to watch the South Bend Silver Hawks cruise to a victory, this time 6-1 at Coveleski Regional Stadium.
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White Sox offensive prospects still need time
General manager Rick Hahn is looking to retool the White Sox' disappointing offense, but minor-league prospects like Trayce Thompson, Jared Mitchell, Courtney Hawkins and Tim Anderson still need more time to develop on the farm.
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Blackhawks prospect Ross familiar with Saad’s success story
It seems every Blackhawks prospect wants to be the next Brandon Saad, the rookie who spent most of last season on a line with Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa and wound up winning the Stanley Cup. But only Garret Ross knows what it’s really like to follow Saad.
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Cavendish no longer fastest Tour man on 2 wheels
At this Tour de France, it is Marcel Kittel and no longer Mark Cavendish who is looking like the fastest man on two wheels.Everything was primed on Thursday for Cavendish to win a 25th Tour stage in his illustrious career. His beefy teammate from Belgium, Gert Steegmans, did his job to perfection, guiding Cavendish into position for the final sprint to the line in Tours in the Loire valley.But Cavendish simply wasn’t quick enough. Kittel overtook him just before the line.
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Freeman, Delabar elected as All-Stars; Puig misses
So much for Puig-mania sweeping the country. Give this contest to Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman.Freeman and Toronto reliever Steve Delabar won the fan voting for the final spots in next week’s All-Star game, meaning Los Angeles Dodgers sensation Yasiel Puig is likely headed for a few days off after a terrific stretch to begin his major league career.
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Jeter returns, exits with tight quad
Derek Jeter was back, and the New York Yankees felt a whole lot better. At least until he needed to make an early exit. The Yankees captain singled on his first pitch of the season, then was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning with a tight right quadriceps in an 8-4 victory Thursday over the Kansas City Royals.“I hope it’s not a big deal,” Jeter said.
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Baseball union head assails leaks on drug inquiry
The head of the players’ union said Thursday baseball’s drug agreement could be undermined by leaks to the media about whether players are cooperating with an investigation by the commissioner.
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Sale thrilled to get run support as Sox top Tigers
Joshua Phegley’s sixth-inning grand slam gave Chris Sale some long-awaited run support, and the Sox went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Thursday in a game that included a bench-clearing altercation shortly after the White Sox took the lead. The Sox trailed 3-1 when Phegley cleared the bases with a homer off Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez (7-6).
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Mike North video: Steroid suspensions
MLB continues their investigations about the steroid scandals. Mike North is interested about who is on the list of 20 plus baseball players they plan on naming.
Business
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Woodfield convention bureau names 2013-14 officers
The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau, the tourism sales and marketing organization for eight Northwest suburbs, has announced its officers and board members for the next fiscal year. The executive committee will be chaired by Brett Hintz of TopGolf, with Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center General Manager Lisa Timbo named chair-elect.
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Study of downtown Mt. Prospect moves forward
With the third and final public meeting about the future of downtown Mount Prospect complete, village leaders look forward to receiving a final report in September on the issue. “The amount of public input we received was fairly good overall,” said Nellie Beckner, a long-range planner with the village of Mount Prospect. “What was particularly nice to see was the variety of people who took part — young people, older residents, moms, dads. It was a great mix.”
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Buffalo Grove firm promotes gas technology for your vehicle
Kukec's eBuzz column features Buffalo Grove-based Advanced Vehicle Technology Serivces Inc., which promotes and installs compressed natural gas as an energy source for commercial and consumer vehicles.
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Microsoft reshuffles company structure
Microsoft Corp. is reshuffling its business in an attempt to promote faster innovation and a sharper focus on devices and services. The move by the world’s largest software maker comes amid lukewarm response to the latest version of its flagship Windows operating system and a steady decline in demand for PCs as people turn to tablets and other mobile gadgets.
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Stocks surge after Bernanke allays stimulus fear
Call it the Bernanke Boost. The stock market got extra fuel Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank will keep supporting the economy, sending the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 to all-time highs.
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City, Cubs agree on new signs at Wrigley
The Chicago Cubs say they've reached an agreement with the city that would allow the team to build a Jumbotron in left field at the team's historic ballpark while adding another sign in right field.
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Naperville Waldo hunt promotion lasts all month
Waldo has been to outer space, the beach, other worlds and back in time. Now he’s hidden somewhere at more than 40 businesses in Naperville. Launched last year when the fictional character created by London illustrator Martin Handford turned 25, the “Where’s Waldo? on Main Street, USA” campaign celebrates the “uniqueness, fun and strength of community,” said Becky Anderson, owner of Anderson’s Bookshop.
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Q&A: Latest health law fight: Battle of mandates
If businesses get an extra year to meet a new health care mandate, why not everybody else? Republicans, seizing on the White House delay for employers, are demanding the Obama administration give individual Americans an equal break.
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Deal emerging on student loans, talks continue
An emerging deal to lower interest rates on student loans took shape Thursday, offering Democrats promises that interest rates would not reach 10 percent and giving Republicans a link between borrowing terms and the financial markets. Lawmakers and their aides were in talks about how they might reduce rates on subsidized Stafford loans, which doubled to 6.8 percent last week in the wake of congressional inaction.
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Philip Caldwell, First Ford CEO Not Named Ford, Dies at 93
Philip Caldwell, Ford Motor Co.’s first chief executive officer who wasn’t a member of the founder’s family, and who gambled the automaker’s future on the Taurus sedan in the 1980s, has died. He was 93. He died yesterday at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, his family said in a statement provided by the company. The cause was complications of a stroke.
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Rate on 30-year mortgage at 2-year high: 4.51 pct.
The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week to 4.51 percent, a two-year high. Rates have been rising on expectations that the Federal Reserve will slow its bond purchases this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average on the 30-year loan jumped from 4.29 percent the previous week. Just two months ago, it was 3.35 percent — barely above the record low of 3.31 percent.
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U.S. airlines’ on-time rating drops again in May
Summer travelers should pack plenty of patience: More flights are running late this year than in 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation says that only 79.4 percent of domestic flights arrived on time in May, down from 83.4 percent in the same month last year.
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Name game gives manufacturers a royal challenge
It’s a royal bonanza — but for Britain’s souvenir makers, also a royal headache. The upcoming birth of Prince William and his wife Kate’s first child is a golden opportunity. But while merchants have known for months that the future heir to the throne is due in mid-July, they’ll be sent into a mad dash to put finishing touches on royal baby memorabilia once the gender and name are known.
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Home repossessions declined in June
Fewer U.S. homes entered the foreclosure process or were repossessed by banks in June, the latest sign that the nation is shaking off its housing bust hangover. Lenders initiated the foreclosure process on 57,286 homes last month, the lowest level for any month in 7½ years, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday. Foreclosure starts are on pace to reach roughly 800,000 this year, down from 1.1 million last year, the firm said.
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Study: Youth attitudes shift in Great Recession
Drew Miller clearly remembers the day his father was laid off. Miller, now 25, was a freshman at an Ohio college, full of hope and ready to take on the world. But here was this “red flag ... a big wake-up call,” he says. The prosperous years of childhood were over, and his future was likely to be bumpier than he’d expected. Across the country, others of Miller’s generation heard that same wake-up call as the Great Recession set in. But would it change them? And would the impact last?
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DC Council rebukes Wal-Mart over wages
The D.C. Council issued a legislative rebuke to Wal-Mart on Wednesday, approving a bill that would require the retail giant and other big-box chain retailers operating in the nation’s capital to pay their employees a “living wage” of at least $12.50 an hour. Wal-Mart has warned it would scrap plans for three of the six stores it had hoped to build in Washington if the bill becomes law.
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New state mobile website available in emergencies
Illinoisans can now use their smartphones or tablets to get information on emergency preparedness or where to get help in a disaster.The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says it has activated a new mobile version of its Ready Illinois website. The site is m.ready.illinois.gov. It has information about disasters, hazards and emergency preparedness and recovery.Jonathon Monken is director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. He says the mobile website will be particularly helpful during disasters. He says it will allow people to get real-time updates about road closures, shelters and other critical information.In addition to general preparedness information, the site includes a “How Do I?” section. It provides quick information on more than 40 topics, including pet emergency preparedness.
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Madigan: Illinois AG will seek damages from Apple
Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Illinois will seek to recover damages from Apple Inc. after a federal judge found the company violated antitrust laws. A U.S. District Court judge in New York on Wednesday ruled Apple conspired with book publishers to raise electronic book prices significantly in spring 2010.
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Walgreen raises quarterly dividend to 31.5 cents
Associated PressDeerfield-based Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it will raise its quarterly dividend to 31.5 cents from 27.5 cents.The company’s next dividend is payable Sept. 12 to shareholders of record on Aug. 20.Walgreen runs 8,098 drugstores in all 50 U.S. states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.
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Barrington Hills home designed by Robert Parker Coffin
Anyone could have an idyllic life if they lived in this classic Cape Cod home, designed by well-known local architect Robert Parker Coffin, and located on five rolling acres along a private 23-home lane in Barrington Hills.
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If a deal goes bad, just move on, find a new buyer
Q. We had our property listed for sale for over a year. Last week, a couple came along and gave us an offer. After a little negotiating, we settled on a contract. We were thrilled as we had been wanting to move south before it got cold again.
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Songs from a scene: The evolution of LBC
Anyone who has spent any amount of time with me in the last 15 years knows I have a special place in my heart for Lucky Boys Confusion. And while I've never met the guys, we have a long history together. But not in a creepy way.
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Anita Baker’s Ravinia show canceled
Anita Baker has cancelled her concert appearance at the Ravinia Festival on Saturday, July 13.
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Auction selling copyright with Monroe negatives
Fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene was only 26 years old when he photographed Marilyn Monroe for Look magazine. He went on to take thousands of photos of the Hollywood siren, capturing both her vulnerability and her sex-bomb persona. Now, 3,700 unpublished black-and-white and color negatives and transparencies of Greene’s Monroe archive are going on the auction block — with copyright.
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Grand Ole Opry installs 2 new tours
Darius Rucker’s surprise invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry is a moment he says he will always cherish — and now fans will be able to share the experience with him over and over again. The singer, who rose to fame as the frontman for South Carolina rockers Hootie & The Blowfish, began pursuing his lifelong passion for country music a few years ago. Now he is the video host for one of two new tours that have been added to the Opry’s backstage tour line-up.
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Is it back-to-school time already — really?
Are you one of those people who get upset when you see Christmas sales go up in mid-October? Me, too. But I’m far more upset by the back-to-school sales that crop up as soon as the previous school year ends.
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The Gathering calling Irish home
The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from these shores. The ships had departed from Liverpool, England, three days earlier, carrying descendants of Irish emigrants in a reverse voyage billed as an opportunity to “Sail Home to Your Roots.” A crowd on the docks cheered as they entered Dublin port and the crew unfurled a giant green banner with the words, “Welcome to Our Gathering.”
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Grow up already! Sandler and the boys childish as ever
It would be dishonest to call “Grown Ups 2” the most repellent high-profile comedy in recent memory, but it might come close. Adam Sandler returns as Lenny, a Hollywood player who has moved his family to his rural hometown, where Dad gets plenty of Guy Time with pals Eric (Kevin James), Kurt (Chris Rock), and Marcus (David Spade). Happily, this film's conception of male friendship is less reliant on insults and abuse than its predecessor, but still, the humor has not matured.
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Night life events: Drink specials highlight Snuggery’s opening
Celebrate The Snuggery Elmhurst’s grand opening this weekend with drink specials and more. Hear the best of John Mellencamp at Cubby Bear North when Mellencougar plays starting at 10 p.m. Friday, July 12.
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Theater events: Steel Beam hosts picnic and a show
Steel Beam Theatre stages a Sam Shepard one-act and Oak Park and Arc Theatres produce unique interpretations of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" this week in suburban theater.
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'Stardom' doc grabs the limelight
Dann Gire reviews Morgan Neville's new documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” which pays tribute to backup singers. If Dann can get to the stage without being bitten, he'll introduce novelist Max Brooks when he speaks at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12, at the Performing Arts Center at Palatine's Harper College. Brooks wrote the book used as the source for Brad Pitt's film “World War Z.” Dann also supplies film notes and more.
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Grilled Shishito Peppers
Grilled Shishito Peppers
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Humans match machines for robotic personalities in noisy 'Rim'
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro wanted to make “Pacific Rim” for the 10-year-olds in all of us. You know, the 10-year-olds who don't care about intelligent dialogue and characters with personalities or emotional depth. The 10-year-olds who just want to see mass destruction and giant space monsters vomiting acid on gargantuan robots operated by humans linked by a connection called “the drift.”
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Teachers can use clothes to communicate with kids
Back-to-school shopping doesn’t have to be all kids’ stuff. The wardrobe to complement that first opening bell can help set the tone for a teacher’s year, too. There’s nothing in the contract that requires dangling cat-character earrings or kooky bow ties. The right look can command respect while earning a little street cred.
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On the fridge: Fried egg dinner in 25 minutes
Spicy Broccoli with Salami and Egg comes together like a stir-fry, relying on the salami to add savory flavor. It eats like something you might put together on your own when faced with these ingredients in the refrigerator. And that alone could be a kitchen lesson that will stick.
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Shishito peppers: From hipster menus to your grill
Shishito peppers are small, thin Japanese peppers. They look a bit like a longer, thinner jalapeno. But the flavor is quite different. While jalapenos have thick flesh and an assertive heat most of us a familiar with, shishitos are thin skinned and generally sweeter than they are hot.
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Is this family Bible dated 1913 worth much beyond any sentimental value?
Q. I am sending you photographs of my grandmother’s Bible that is dated Nov. 12, 1913. Is there a market for this? Thank you.
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Schaumburg native making waves on the DJ scene
Give Sahaj Shah a turntable, laptop and some headphones and watch as he transforms into DJ Mr. Shaw. The 21-year-old Columbia College student from Schaumburg last month won the Boom DJ Battle, part of the B96 Summer Bash festivities at Toyota Park. “When he was a baby, he'd use my kitchen utensils like drumsticks and make dents and bumps all over my pots,” she said. “... I never imagined it would lead to this.”
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Artful decor from recycled paper
Many of us dispatch our used paper to a bin, the first step on the way to Recycle Land. These household accumulations of paper and cardboard are just one more thing to get rid of. Luckily, there are designers and artists who see possibilities in all that wood pulp. They’re busy using it to create art, decorative accessories, even furniture. So what you sent to the recycling center just might find its way back, in some form, to your home.
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Editorial: Walker's death a clarion call for safety
The death of a pedestrian who was hit by a bicyclist on an Arlington Heights path is a wake-up call for all to use suburban paths safely, a Daily Herald editorial says.
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If it please the public
Columnist Kathleen Parker: As a courtroom junkie since my early reporting days, it is at great personal sacrifice that I suggest the following: It may be time to get television cameras out of the courtroom.
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Hawks a model for young athletes, parents
A Hoffman Estates letter to the editor: Child athletes (and their parents) may not be the Blackhawks, but they can certainly learn from them. Parents can loudly and enthusiastically cheer their children during the games. But more important than that, in those quiet times between games, and especially after the losses, simply encourage your children to continually get a little better at what they do.
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Volunteers answer the call after storms
A Geneva letter to the editor: Since OEM volunteers seldom receive acknowledgment of their hard work and dedication, I want to say that I’m proud to be associated with such a fine group of unsung heroes who work so hard to keep our county safe every day of the year.
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Weak argument against gay marriage
A Wood Dale letter to the editor: -I am writing in response to David Smith’s July 1st letter written on behalf of the IFI. His letter claims the unique purpose of marriage “is to create the best environment for raising children” and that it is the responsibility of the government not to undermine it.
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Think critically on global warming
An Arlington Heights letter to the editor: You mention that most scientists believe in global warming, but that isn’t true. If you look at the ones who are adamant perhaps you should also look at their funding.
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